“Inclusion must be a high priority in Commonwealth ICT agendas”, says Professor Tim Unwin at Sri Lanka conference
“Inclusion must be a high priority in Commonwealth ICT agendas”, says Professor Tim Unwin at Sri Lanka conference PRESS RELEASE For immediate release LONDON, 26 AUGUST 2014 – Professor Tim Unwin, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation has warned that the growth of ICTs is causing greater inequalities, further excluding the poorest and most marginalised. Professor Unwin, who was speaking at the 32nd National Information Technology Conference of Sri Lanka on the 25 - 27 August said the same phenomenon is also taking place in some of the richest societies. All stakeholders, especially governments, have an important role to play in helping to empower marginalised groups through more accessible and affordable ICTs, he said. To address this challenge, countries could focus their efforts on: developing appropriate multi-stakeholder partnerships to achieve common goals for poverty reduction; addressing more rigorously crime in c...